Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Hazard, Mane 25 Others Listed For Ballon d’Or

Current holder Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, Argentina and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil’s Neymar are among a 30-man shortlist for the 2017 Ballon d’Or.

The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine. It has been awarded since 1956 and later merged with Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) before the partnership ended in 2016.

The list of nominees was released on Monday on France Football’s verified Twitter handle.

Chelsea duo Eden Hazard (Belgium) and N’Golo Kante (France), Harry Kane of England and Tottenham Hotspur; Manchester City and Belgium star Kevin De Bruyne, and Brazil, Spain and Manchester United shot stopper David De Gea and Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho all made the shortlist.

COMMENTS

There will be a change this year. Unless those voting are sentimental or are not following football. My 3 contenders are: (1) Robert Lewandowski (2) Luka Modric (3) CR7. Surprised? Please don’t. An African adage says “person wey dey cry dey see road o.” Ok why is Messi not included? I will also ask Where is Barca and Argentina? What of Neymar? This young man is hated by most people including many that will vote. Of course Suarez is not him anymore. What of you?